After sunny skies and a high of 75 degrees on Sunday, the weather changed significantly on Monday, with a weak winter storm moving into the Ridgecrest area.The system is moving in from the southeast, with a line of rain stretching from the western Phoenix metro area over to Kernville. Another line of rain is soaking the San Diego area, with Los Angeles County between the two prongs of the fork.

A defiant President Vladimir Putin on Monday called the Ukrainian army a "NATO foreign legion," reflecting his readiness to stand up to the West regardless of rising economic costs, as Standard & Poor's rating agency downgraded Russia's credit...